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#4E6D60

Eucalyptus · medium cool green

About #4E6D60

#4E6D60 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 43% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Eucalyptus (ΔE 9.4), with Hunter Green the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6D4E5B (eggplant), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. White text reads best on it at 5.71:1 (a WCAG AA pass). Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.71:1).

Colour codes

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Red78
Green109
Blue96

Closest named colours

Eucalyptus
#5F8575 · ΔE 9.4
Hunter Green
#355E3B · ΔE 16.4
Pine
#01796F · ΔE 17.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4E6D60

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6D60.
5.71:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on eucalyptus #4E6D60.
3.68:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6D60 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6D60
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6C695F
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#666561
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#476D69

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6D60?

#4E6D60 is a medium, muted green colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 43% green and 38% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 0% magenta, 12% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6D60?

Use white text. White on #4E6D60 has a contrast ratio of 5.71:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6D60?

Its complementary colour is #6D4E5B, and analogous partners are #4E6D51 and #4E6A6D.